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LONDON. – Manchester City stunned local rivals Manchester United in a 3-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday with stellar performances from the likes of Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku.
Pep Guardiola got his tactics spot on against Ruben Amorim and Co, with Haaland playing a major role.
SunSport’s Dean Scoggins looked at how the Cityzens achieved derby day perfection in the latest episode of Tactics Exposed.
HAALAND THE MAGNET
Guardiola had a three-point plan to break Man Utd’s 3-4-3 set-up.
He’s not just walking around because he’s being lazy, he’s walking to a position that is going to cause a problem.
Haaland actually moves in the opposite direction to the ball − although it sounds counterintuitive for a striker − to occupy two players.
United fell for it hook, line and sinker.
On Sunday, Haaland drifted between the left centre-back and the centre-back, or the right centre-back and the centre-back.
That made Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt especially move closer to him, leaving space on either side.
As a result, Man City had much more freedom in midfield and out wide.
United just couldn’t get the hang of it. − The Sun
